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Feb 10, 2012#1

Charlie Don't Surf

How can I find joy in this just awful world

Feb 10, 2012#2

Shegokigo

By going to London, you lucky bastard!

Feb 10, 2012#3

Necronic

When all you have is a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail

Feb 10, 2012#4

strawman

Charlie Don't Surf said:
How can I find joy in this just awful world

One of life's hardest lessons to learn is that you can only change yourself.

If you find no joy in the world, it is not the world that must change in order to produce it, it is you that must change in order to find it.

Feb 10, 2012#5

Dave

What they said. If you can't see the good in people and things then it's not them, it's you.

That's not saying there's bad out there - there is. But if you dwell on the bad or refuse to see the good in things then you're in for a long, miserable life. Or a short one. I think going to London and experiencing new things will be good for you. Nothing changes your perspective more than moving to a new area for a while. Even if it turns out the new place is worse than the place you're in it will be good for appreciating where you are now.

Feb 10, 2012#6

blotsfan

Dude, you're a white male living in the US. You have no right to complain compared to what everyone else goes through.

Feb 10, 2012#7

Covar

Hey Charlie want to go see the new Adam Sandler film?

Feb 10, 2012#8

ElJuski

Dave said:
What they said. If you can't see the good in people and things then it's not them, it's you.

That's not saying there's bad out there - there is. But if you dwell on the bad or refuse to see the good in things then you're in for a long, miserable life. Or a short one. I think going to London and experiencing new things will be good for you. Nothing changes your perspective more than moving to a new area for a while. Even if it turns out the new place is worse than the place you're in it will be good for appreciating where you are now.

take your own advice and move into watching Arrested Development.

Feb 10, 2012#9

Charlie Don't Surf

I'm just having an existential crisis and frustration with life

Feb 10, 2012#10

Dave

Find someone who is worse off than you and say to yourself, "Man. I'm glad I'm not THAT guy!"

Works for me.

(It's also why I stand next to the fat guy at the bar. Makes me feel thin.)

Feb 10, 2012#11

Calleja

Necronic said:
When all you have is a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail

I prefer "when all you have is a shotgun, all your problems start looking like zombies"

Feb 10, 2012#12

Ravenpoe

Dave said:
Find someone who is worse off than you and say to yourself, "Man. I'm glad I'm not THAT guy!"

Works for me.

(It's also why I stand next to the fat guy at the bar. Makes me feel thin.)

You told me you wanted to have a drink! ;_;

Feb 10, 2012#13

Dave

When all you have is a penis, everything begins to look like a vagina.

Feb 10, 2012#14

Wahad

When all you drunk is begins, everything whiskey to have like look.

(am I doing it right)

Feb 10, 2012#15

HCGLNS

Charlie Don't Surf said:
How can I find joy in this just awful world

Lego.

Feb 10, 2012#16

Shegokigo

Dave said:
When all you have is a penis, everything begins to look like a vagina.

No.

Feb 10, 2012#17

Dave

Shegokigo said:
No.

This doesn't apply to you, obviously. Yours would be...

When all you have is a vagina, everything begins to look like...another vagina.

Feb 10, 2012#18

Ravenpoe

Dave said:
This doesn't apply to you, obviously. Yours would be...

When all you have is a vagina, everything begins to look like...another vagina.

When all you have is a vagina, everything starts to look like a homicide victim.

Feb 10, 2012#19

Jay

*Sub Engaged*

Feb 10, 2012#20

Mathias

Feb 10, 2012#21

GasBandit

Make them pay. Make them all pay.

Feb 10, 2012#22

Adammon

What we need to find you is some meek, simpering female for you to protect from the slings and arrows of our patriarchial society. That'll make you feel valuable.

Feb 10, 2012#23

Hailey Knight

Shegokigo said:
No.

That's what vaginas say to him.

Feb 11, 2012#24

ElJuski

Honest advice: existential crises are perfect times to either move to another part of the world and start farming tea leaves, or consume as much new media as you can until you find some new resolve in life, or otherwise throwing yourself into some sort of purpose.

Just don't go Taxi Driver on us.

Feb 11, 2012#25

PatrThom

It could be worse. You could be living the life of Thomas Covenant.

--Patrick

Feb 11, 2012#26

Bowielee

If I weren't at work, I'd link a video to the Dead Milkmen's "Life is Shit".

Feb 12, 2012#27

General Specific

Feb 12, 2012#28

Espy

I assumed this thread was about The Jersey Shore.

Feb 13, 2012#29

sixpackshaker

I know your problems sound important for you, but I must drop this bit of advice I was told by a wise man once...

"Don't sweat the petty stuff, and don't pet the sweaty stuff."

Feb 13, 2012#30

drawn_inward

When you feel like crap/bored with life/need a new perspective/whateva, go volunteer: homeless shelter, soup kitchen, food pantry, habitat for humanity i.e. do something for complete strangers. It does help you and them.

Feb 13, 2012#31

Shegokigo

But Charlie is an "Arm Chair" activist. Not one that actually goes out in the world and does something to better it. If you talk down about some of those down trodden people on a though, by golly he'll do something about that!

Feb 13, 2012#32

Charlie Don't Surf

I did a lot of volunteering stuff in high school and college. Just kind of fell out of the habit when I moved after school.

Feb 13, 2012#33

Dave

No worries, man. About the only volunteering I do is when I give money to girl scouts for cookies or the bell ringers at Christmas.

Feb 13, 2012#34

Adammon

Volunteering is hard, demanding work. I don't begrudge people not volunteering more of the time because it's not exactly easy to put in more hours on top of your already full work and personal life.

Feb 13, 2012#35

Shegokigo

Agreed Ada, but don't you find it a bit hypocritical if they announce themselves as activisits?

Would you not begrudge someone complaining about a political figure if they did not vote?

Feb 13, 2012#36

Adammon

Oh, I fake no appreciation for Charlie's slacktivism, ready and eager to argue vehemently for social progress on online forums but GOD FORBID do anything tangible.

Feb 13, 2012#37

ElJuski

*eyeroll

Feb 14, 2012#38

Gusto

And you people call him a troll. Jesus.

Feb 15, 2012#39

Shegokigo

Sometimes you're the funniest guy on the board Gusto. I just hope you're aware of it.

Feb 15, 2012#40

bhamv3

Look on the bright side, Charlie. By realizing life sucks ass, you no longer fear death.

Feb 15, 2012#41

Charlie Don't Surf

nope I'm still terrified of death. sucking is better than nothing

Feb 15, 2012#42

Ravenpoe

Charlie Don't Surf said:
nope I'm still terrified of death. sucking is better than nothing

And the sucking can always get better.

This is in no way meant to be a sex joke.

Feb 15, 2012#43

Gusto

Shegokigo said:
Sometimes you're the funniest guy on the board Gusto. I just hope you're aware of it.

Sometimes!?

Feb 15, 2012#44

ElJuski

Sometimes. HARUMPH

Feb 20, 2012#45

Mathias

Charlie Don't Surf said:
nope I'm still terrified of death. sucking is better than nothing

Really? Think about how much you thought it sucked before you were born.

Feb 20, 2012#46

GasBandit

Mathias said:
Really? Think about how much you thought it sucked before you were born.

You don't get your soul for, like, six months after you're born. Till then, you're just this noisy, fat, pooing biomachine.

Feb 20, 2012#47

Shegokigo

For the first time, I read something in the voice of the picture.

Feb 20, 2012#48

GasBandit

Shegokigo said:
For the first time, I read something in the voice of the picture.

Especially funny considering I know for a fact I got the quote wrong.

Feb 20, 2012#49

ElJuski

I can't believe she stole my Stanza!

Feb 20, 2012#50

GasBandit

ElJuski said:
I can't believe she stole my Stanza!

I can't believe she made it through the lake of acid!

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